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Community & Family Engagement: Principals Share What Works

June 10, 2013

Principals are increasingly turning to the community to help them engage families, share resources and meet standards. Informed by the work of principals, this paper finds six keys to community engagement that help school leaders engage families, staff, partners and the larger community in the life of the school.

Community Schools Engaging Parents and Families

June 10, 2013

A Community School is more than a school, as we traditionally think of one—it is also a set of deliberate partnerships that provide the supports and opportunities that are important to students, families, and the surrounding community. This article includes lessons for PTAs and local community groups on how community schools help engage families.

Community Schools: Promoting Student Success: A Rationale and Results Framework

June 10, 2013

The purposes of this Coalition report are to outline a rationale for the community school as a primary vehicle for increasing student success and strengthening families and community, and to define specific results that community schools seek.